Dakhla World Freestyle Kiteboarding Championships concludes

World Freestyle Kiteboarding Championships

Dakhla, Morocco

Conditions at Dakhla Spirit in Morocco were perfect for competition on the final day of the World Freestyle Kiteboarding Championships.

Women's Final

The level of riding from all four female finalists was incredible throughout the final, showing how female freestyle is evolving rapidly throughout each event. Paula Novotna had a storming start to the final, opening with a powered Backside 313. She followed it up with an impressive Heart Attack scoring 8.43 points. The Czech rider was clearly on good form and had her eye on a podium spot from the start. She had a good lead for the start of the heat until Mikaili Sol Landed a massive 8.67 Back Mobe and shot up to the first position.

Therese Taabbel landed an incredible Slim Chance scoring 7.87 points for her fifth attempt. Francesca Bagnoli from Italy worked her way through her attempts gradually, and ended her heat with an outstanding Hinterberger Mobe scoring her 9.33 and placing her in 2nd position, just 0.01 points behind Mikaili Sol.

All four athletes were going big in the men's final and truly taking advantage of the Dakhla freestyle conditions.

Fresh from winning gold at the Youth Olympic Games, Adeuri Corniel from the Dominican Republic was on fire from the get go. Each trick he performed with even more height and power, his Slim 7 scoring him 9.3 points.

Current World Champion Carlos Mario put on an exceptional performance as always, landing a perfect 10 for his Heart Attack 7 on his third trick attempt.

Set Teixeira from Brazil landed some clean tricks with amazing execution such as his Heart Attack 5 and his 317. It was a tough heat for young talent Maxime Chabloz, who couldn't quite ride the heat he wanted , and he had to settle with a Backside 315 as his top score.

It was once again an epic final that saw all athletes performing at their highest level.